Homage to Alterman

Description
The remains of an installation that originally included a shelf with figures attached to a nearby tree

Caption

Dear Richard Nathan Alterman was one of Israel's greatest poets. You can find his bio in wikipedia.The sculpture was installed in front of the famous cafe Kasit where all the Israeli "Bohemia", actors, writers, artists etc. used to spend days and nights talking and meeting. This legendary cafe no longer exists. David(From David Gerstein by eMail January 5, 2017)

For more information about the artist: www.davidgerstein.com/about.phpNathan Alterman (Hebrew: × ×ª×Ÿ ××œ×ª×¨×ž×Ÿ, August 14, 1910 – March 28, 1970) was an Israeli poet, playwright, journalist and translator who - though never holding elected office - was highly influential in Socialist Zionist politics, both before and after the establishment of the state of Israel.